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Sharks, tourists jostle for space around Thai destination island

By Napat Wesshasartar and Jorge Silva MAYA BAY, Thailand (Reuters) - On any given day in Thailand's Maya Bay, up to 40 blacktip reef sharks cruise in the cyan shallows while about 4,000 tourists visit

Cheetah brought to India last year dies of kidney ailment, MP govt says was sick before arrival

Sasha was one of 8 Namibian cheetahs brought to India last year as part of translocation project. MP forest dept says blood test revealed she was suffering from kidney infection.

Mississippi town mobilizes volunteers, opens mobile hospital after tornado kills 26

By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - Officials in Rolling Fork on Monday mobilized volunteers, organized logistics and opened a mobile hospital in the impoverished small town in western Mississippi

Obsidian disputes Alberta regulator’s finding that company caused seismic events

(Reuters) - Obsidian Energy Ltd said on Monday it does not agree with Alberta Energy Regulator's (AER) conclusion that the Canadian oil and gas producer triggered a series of earthquakes in Alberta

Trinseo to resume part operations at Pennsylvania plant after chemical spill

(Reuters) - Trinseo PLC said on Monday it was expecting to resume partial production at its Pennsylvania plant in the coming days, following the shutdown of the facility due to a chemical leak last

Italy looks to slow green transition drive to shield local firms

By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) - In power for just five months, Italy's right-wing government is pushing back on an array of initiatives aimed at greening the economy, arguing that local business

Landslide kills at least 16 in Ecuador’s Andes

ALAUSI, Ecuador (Reuters) - At least 16 people were killed when a landslide triggered by heavy rains hit Ecuador's Andean region, the country's risk agency said on Monday. A large amount of earth

How two weather balloons led Mexico to ban solar geoengineering

By Cassandra Garrison MEXICO CITY(Reuters) - On an April day, the founder of a U.S. startup called Make Sunsets stood outside a camper van in Mexico’s Baja California and released two weather balloons

Australia edges closer to big emissions reduction bill with hit to gas investments

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's lower house on Monday passed an emissions reduction plan with curbs on some new gas and coal investments and a cap on total greenhouse gas emissions from the country's

Australia passes emissions reduction plan with curbs on some new gas, coal investments

‘Safeguard Mechanism’ reform legislation is key to Labor govt's pledge to cut emissions by 43% by 2030 in country that ranks as one of world's biggest carbon emitters per capita.

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University townships — India’s chance to build its own version of what America got right

India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.

FTA partners drive India’s trade surge as reliance on non-FTA countries dips, says NITI Aayog report

Share of trade with FTA partners rose from 4.6% in 2006 to 28.8% in 2024. India is currently negotiating or advancing agreements with US, Israel, GCC, Canada & Mexico.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.